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Road noise, Slight vibration ..diagnosis anyone?

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Old 05-10-2009, 02:35 PM
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you need a tire balancer. tire balancing won't stop road noise from feathering though. The tires on my g always feather fast no matter how many times i get it aligned.
 
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Old 05-10-2009, 03:46 PM
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yea i know cuz of the negative camber and i just drove it again and it's not really a vibration of the car just the plastic trim aand it's only when the engine is under load. it's just a faint steady dronish noise from the cabin. No clicks and clacks from wheels. i dont hear a thing mechanical. I think it's the tires plu si feel that they dont roll evenly almost. Ugh any opinions
 
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Old 05-10-2009, 04:22 PM
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just give it up and take it to a shop

Negative camber won't cause that or feather. Toe causes feather. It takes a lot of negative camber to burn off tires. The problem is there is usually a toe problem when people have a lot of negative camber and they just blame it on the camber and not the true problem.

I have seen bagged trucks running 4-5 degrees of negative camber and not worn out tires before and i have seen cars that look like a normal alignment with no drop and it burns off tires like crazy because of a toe issue.
 
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well it's Sunday.. so just tryna get an idea. definitely stopping at my mechanic tomorow. does it sound like it could be balancing? cuz i hope to god it's the case. Don't wanna hassle with the dealership even tho im under warranty til 90k miles *44k atm* their gonna pull some *u have coils and aftermarket suspension so eff u.*
 
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Old 05-10-2009, 07:52 PM
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I had the exact same problem .... Mine was the allignment. Even though they checked I bet your front tires are riding/wearing on the inside. So when they check your tires and check tread they looked fine. Alignment will def help...That problem drove me nuts for 2-3 months last year. Then after I replaced all tires my mechanic was like o wow no wonder you said you heard a noise....... I brought it in thinking it was a ball joint/bearing but was a much simpler problem. When you go tomorrow check the inside edges on the tires. Hope this helps
 
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thanks man, i'm definitely leaning towards balancing/alignment because i tried to wiggle the rim and take some sharp turns and see if anything clicks or clacks but nothing solid a rock thru some u-turns/snaky backroads. Well i'll stop by tomorow and see wats what.
 
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